SAN MARCOS — Dennis Franchione’s introductory news conference at Texas State had sort of a mystical feel to it. Held on a sunny Friday afternoon inside Bobcat Stadium’s End Zone Complex, it had sort of a back-to-the- future type feel, if you want to be truthful. When Franchione first arrived in San Marcos 21 years […]
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I’ll be very interested to sort out the details today on Dennis Franchione’s five-year contract at Texas State. Franchione signed the deal Thursday afternoon. The press conference is scheduled today at 2 p.m. Based on what I’ve been told over the past few weeks, Texas State was prepared to pay $350,000 annually to its next […]
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Texas State University has hired Dennis Franchione as its next coach, a college football source in the state said. A news conference is expected to be held Friday in San Marcos to introduce the former coach at Alabama and Texas A&M. “I’m really excited to see them get a man of his experience and ability,” […]
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A planned move up to major college status in football apparently has prompted Texas State University to try and find someone who has worked as a head coach at that level. Texas State has interviewed at least five candidates, four with major college head coaching experience, in its search for the right man to lead […]
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San Diego State defensive coordinator Rocky Long was scheduled to interview today for the Texas State head coaching job, a college football source in the state told the Local Scene. Long has served as defensive coordinator under Brady Hoke at San Diego State for the past two seasons. The San Diego Union Tribune reported the […]
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A contract worth up to $350,000 per year could be in the works for the next football coach at Texas State, multiple sources said. An annual salary at that level would rank near the bottom of the scale nationally in the Football Bowl Subdivision, but likely would be the highest in school history. Former Texas […]
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